dLive manages Jonny Greenwood project at the Barbican

FOH engineer Gavin McComb selected the system for the first full sold out UK performance of 'Junun'.

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An Allen & Heath dLive system was recently selected by FOH engineer Gavin McComb (pictured) to manage the diverse audio requirements of the first full UK performance of Junun, the newest project from Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood at the London Barbican.

Heralded as “a powerful coming together of Eastern and Western musical traditions”, Junun comprises compositions performed by Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur and the nine-piece Rajasthan Express band, with Greenwood adding electronic elements.

“Having used iLive for many years, this was my first opportunity to use A&H’s new dLive system,” McComb explained. “The Junun act is a big sound with Indian drums, brass, guitars, harmonium, percussion and lots of vocals. For this gig there were 11 musicians on stage with a lot of open mics. There was a fantastic range of instrumentation to manage but these guys can seriously play, they are so tight as an ensemble. I also have complete confidence in the audio capabilities of A&H. Very little EQ was required for the instruments apart from having to contain the room a little where the overall GEQ couldn’t without destroying large chunks of the sound.”

The sold out gig reunited the musicians for the first time since they recorded the album Junun last year in India with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich.

McComb concluded: “I will most certainly be wanting to use the A&H dLive system on my next tour. It has all the best qualities required of a high end console, and sounds even better!”